Book Description
It's the most dangerous case of Will Trent's career. He knows this from the moment he sets foot in the abandoned Atlanta warehouse where a body lies on the floor--the body of an ex-cop. Bloody footprints leading away from the scene reveal that another victim, evidently a woman, was carried away ... and has vanished into thin air. And, worst of all, the warehouse belongs to the city's biggest and most high-profile athlete--a local hero protected by the world's most expensive lawyers. A hero married to Will's ex-wife. A hero whom Will's superiors at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation have spent the last six months investigating for rape.But for Will--and also for Sara Linton, the GBI's newest medical examiner--the case is about to get even worse. Because an unexpected discovery at the scene reveals a personal link to Will's troubled past ... and the consequences will wreak havoc on his life and the lives of those he loves, those he works with, and those he pursues.Relentlessly suspenseful and furiously paced, peopled with characters who leap from the page, The Kept Woman marks Karin Slaughter's triumphant return to her most popular series.
My Review
There is no better female thriller writer than Karin Slaughter. Her Will Trent series is the best. You need to read this series in order so that this book will be more enjoyable if you have all of the back story. Angie, Will's wife, is the center figure of the novel. We get more about Angie's past life which is very tragic. The subjects of rape and domestic abuse is also foremost in this novel and Slaughter handles these subjects in a very realistic way. Even though Will is now in a relationship with Sara, Angie is still playing mind games with Will. There are many twists and turns which keep the pages turning until the very end. The only gripe I have with the book is it's length due to the fact that we get to know everything Angie, Will and Sara are thinking and I think some of those thoughts could have been edited better. I would, however, highly recommend this series to those who love thrilling stories with a bit of romance added in.
It's the most dangerous case of Will Trent's career. He knows this from the moment he sets foot in the abandoned Atlanta warehouse where a body lies on the floor--the body of an ex-cop. Bloody footprints leading away from the scene reveal that another victim, evidently a woman, was carried away ... and has vanished into thin air. And, worst of all, the warehouse belongs to the city's biggest and most high-profile athlete--a local hero protected by the world's most expensive lawyers. A hero married to Will's ex-wife. A hero whom Will's superiors at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation have spent the last six months investigating for rape.But for Will--and also for Sara Linton, the GBI's newest medical examiner--the case is about to get even worse. Because an unexpected discovery at the scene reveals a personal link to Will's troubled past ... and the consequences will wreak havoc on his life and the lives of those he loves, those he works with, and those he pursues.Relentlessly suspenseful and furiously paced, peopled with characters who leap from the page, The Kept Woman marks Karin Slaughter's triumphant return to her most popular series.
My Review
There is no better female thriller writer than Karin Slaughter. Her Will Trent series is the best. You need to read this series in order so that this book will be more enjoyable if you have all of the back story. Angie, Will's wife, is the center figure of the novel. We get more about Angie's past life which is very tragic. The subjects of rape and domestic abuse is also foremost in this novel and Slaughter handles these subjects in a very realistic way. Even though Will is now in a relationship with Sara, Angie is still playing mind games with Will. There are many twists and turns which keep the pages turning until the very end. The only gripe I have with the book is it's length due to the fact that we get to know everything Angie, Will and Sara are thinking and I think some of those thoughts could have been edited better. I would, however, highly recommend this series to those who love thrilling stories with a bit of romance added in.
